Are you planning a Disney trip with children? You may want to check out the following websites:
http://mouseforless.com/downloads/kids/journal.shtml
Disney journal for kids from Mouse for Less
This is a fun journal for kids to take on a Disney trip, particularly if you child has to write a report about their trip for their class. Otherwise, it's a fun keepsake.
http://www.wdwinfo.com/Just_for_kids/gacooking.htm
Disney World’s cooking program
Does your child like to cook? Walt Disney World has a cooking program at Epcot. Details are at the website above. I do not know of a similar program in Disneyland? Do you? Blog here!
http://www.mouseplanet.com/index.php
Mouse Planet
This is another perspective on the comings and goings in the world of Disney.
http://www.wdisneyw.co.uk/kids.html
Tips for Kids at WDW: uk
If you're from one of the British Isles, you may be interested in the link above. There are also helpful tips for the rest of us.
Next up: time and money saving tips for your Disney trip.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Thoughts and Findings
Wow. Today is the day we begin to post our thoughts and findings about all we are learning from our Big Experiment, the 20 for 2.0 training. This will be a departure from the Disney part of the blog, so if you came here looking for Disney info, let's get that out of the way first.
The best single place I've found to go for Disney information is by a fellow named Ricky Brigante, who has a weekly podcast called "Inside the Magic". Ricky lives in the Orlando area, so his main discussion is about Disney World, but each week he will also tell what is happening in Disneyland, including refurbishments, etc. You can get more information at the link below:
http://www.distantcreations.com/insidethemagic/
Now, to 20 for 2.0 thoughts:
I'm no computer expert to be sure, but I can usually find my way around with a bit of assistance here and there. So far, in the first three weeks, many of the staff in the branch where I work have found the instructions to be confusing. We spend a good amount of time pooling our ignorance until we ask the one person in our branch with the unofficial moniker 'most likely to know computer junk'. This method of learning is frustrating at times. For example, in the instructions for lesson 3, we are told, "To use the log, simply sign in with your staff I.D. in the same way you access other Intranet applications such as Tech Reports and RINC. Once you’ve signed into the log you can mark off the things you’ve completed, add the permalink for your blog posting, and then click submit to save your progress." However, we are not given the link for how to accomplish that for four more paragraphs. Some of my co-workers and I spent a good bit of time trying to look on the Intranet for the progress log. It wasn't until we asked yet another co-worker before we discovered that if we read to the bottom of the page before we attempt to do anything, the link is there.
Besides isssues of understanding the basic instructions, the training is going just fine. I would also say that many of us just don't find the time available at work for this project. I added my pictures to my post from my home computer. This is because the blogger only lets me add pictures from certain sites, such as flickr, and my pictures are not posted on a website, but rather housed in a computer file at home. I understand that before we're finished, that situation may change.
I wish I had more availability to the blogs of my coworkers and the time to check in with some of them from time to time, but maybe as we progress we can find a way to make that happen. I'm sure we would all learn a lot!
The best single place I've found to go for Disney information is by a fellow named Ricky Brigante, who has a weekly podcast called "Inside the Magic". Ricky lives in the Orlando area, so his main discussion is about Disney World, but each week he will also tell what is happening in Disneyland, including refurbishments, etc. You can get more information at the link below:
http://www.distantcreations.com/insidethemagic/
Now, to 20 for 2.0 thoughts:
I'm no computer expert to be sure, but I can usually find my way around with a bit of assistance here and there. So far, in the first three weeks, many of the staff in the branch where I work have found the instructions to be confusing. We spend a good amount of time pooling our ignorance until we ask the one person in our branch with the unofficial moniker 'most likely to know computer junk'. This method of learning is frustrating at times. For example, in the instructions for lesson 3, we are told, "To use the log, simply sign in with your staff I.D. in the same way you access other Intranet applications such as Tech Reports and RINC. Once you’ve signed into the log you can mark off the things you’ve completed, add the permalink for your blog posting, and then click submit to save your progress." However, we are not given the link for how to accomplish that for four more paragraphs. Some of my co-workers and I spent a good bit of time trying to look on the Intranet for the progress log. It wasn't until we asked yet another co-worker before we discovered that if we read to the bottom of the page before we attempt to do anything, the link is there.
Besides isssues of understanding the basic instructions, the training is going just fine. I would also say that many of us just don't find the time available at work for this project. I added my pictures to my post from my home computer. This is because the blogger only lets me add pictures from certain sites, such as flickr, and my pictures are not posted on a website, but rather housed in a computer file at home. I understand that before we're finished, that situation may change.
I wish I had more availability to the blogs of my coworkers and the time to check in with some of them from time to time, but maybe as we progress we can find a way to make that happen. I'm sure we would all learn a lot!
Friday, March 14, 2008
What's Your Disney Goal?
My goal for this blog is to provide information so that whether you are a first time user or a seasoned Disney traveler, everyone will have learned something by the time they have read the ideas and comments from everyone who visits this blog. I hope to add more pictures, particularly of things you may see during your trip to a Disney park. I hope to keep abreast of ride refurbishments, upgrades, and other Disney news. It will be a daunting task.
I plan to use some tools in the blog to organize myself, and can use tips and suggestions as we go along. Are you game? Here we go!
I plan to use some tools in the blog to organize myself, and can use tips and suggestions as we go along. Are you game? Here we go!
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